Tensions flared during a Fulton County Commission meeting on Wednesday after a plan to significantly reduce the jail population was introduced, catching some commissioners and the sheriff off guard.
Robb Pitts laid out a five-point plan aimed at cutting the population at the Fulton County Jail by at least 1,000 inmates.
Pitts said the jail was originally built to house about 1,500 single-bed inmates but currently holds around 2,000…